Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe

[StephenM]

Looking good buddy!!!!!

[The Dude]

Like I said earlier, find a friend with a trailer.

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Changing plans to get the frame power washed and returned home......

Need to wrap this up as Santa is coming soon and we need to focus on that!!

Plus my parents are heading south soon with the truck:-)

Ryan

[Postsedan]

A power wash will be a fun and wet....bring a change of sox and shoes [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

[83hurstguy]

Sometimes you can make friends with the local tow company, and offer them cash to move it when they don't have any service calls or priority work. Should be able to get a break and they'll move it with a flatbed. That's how most mechanics get their huge toolboxes moved.

I used to do that when moving my last project car around, for $75 it wasn't worth going to get my friend's trailer, hook it up, winch the car up, bring it home, then go return the trailer.

[njsteve]

You have to be able to lock the steering box to temporarily fix the front wheels into a non-steering capacity. Without the column/steering wheel in place, that is hard to do. You can try wrapping chains around the drag link/idler arms to limit movement. Otherwise, without the body weight to force the wheels to follow their caster settings properly, it will fling the front wheels in either direction.

[scuncio]

Flat towing sucks. I did it when I was 17 with an old GS and almost ripped the bumper off when the front wheels crossed up during a turn. On Lankershim Blvd, in the San Fernando Valley, during rush hour. You can almost picture it in your mind....

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Thanks for the feedback guys!!

Here is the note I left for Dad, but he didn't get it till he already had a full head of steam for using the tow bar.




We tried to rent a trailer but the local place didn't have any till Monday, so Dad went early and locked the wheels from turning and at lunch time Dad towed the chassis and I followed him to Dad's friends shop for power washing.

Dad power washed the chassis in the afternoon and I met him after work to monitor the chassis towing as he drove home. All went well, no exciting &quot;Gas Monkey garage Drama&quot; we only drove about 40kph, as the geometry was so bad on the front end from shimming and especially as the front end is all the way up due to lack of weight. I wouldn't recommend this process but the cost of the tow bar and lights was the same cost as renting the trailer for a day so I am ahead:-) My plan was to use the tow bar after chassis restoration to bring the chassis back to the igloo to put the body back on. I think I still will do this as we can improve the geometry so the front wheel follow better.

I added pictures of the &quot;Junk Ship&quot; and the freshly power washed chassis.

[njsteve]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ryan1969Chevelle</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks for the feedback guys!!

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You guys are having way too much with this. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

More chassis pictures.

Ryan